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The Human Consent Foundation and entertainment groups argue that existing licensing systems can clear creative works for AI training.
A day after entertainment unions opposed a broad fair use exemption for AI training, the Human Consent Foundation filed its own amicus brief in The New York Times copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft, according to Variety.
The 31 page filing in the Southern District of New York was joined by CAA, the Music Artists Coalition, the National Association of Voice Actors, Writer, Inc. and the Creative Coalition on AI. The brief includes statements from Cate Blanchett and Steven Soderbergh, and its signatories include Anne Hathaway, Madonna, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson and Julia Roberts.
The groups dispute claims that clearing rights for AI training would be too costly and that no established method exists to value training data. They argue that creative industries already have systems for licensing dispersed works at scale.
OpenAI pointed to briefs supporting its position that the use of copyrighted material for AI training can qualify as fair use. Microsoft did not immediately comment. The New York Times sued both companies in December 2023 and requested summary judgment in September 2026.
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